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Jamaat leader in Lalmonirhat suspended over 'forging' UNO's signature

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The acting principal of Hatibandha Model College in Lalmonirhat, Hasen Ali, has been served a show-cause notice for allegedly forging the signature of the Upazila Nirbahi (execut... Read More


Scuffles, baton charge as 'real July warriors' disperse Shahbagh protesters

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- A group claiming to be the "real July warriors" have clashed with demonstrators at Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection, effectively bringing an end to a two-day sit-in demanding formal... Read More


Wet spell 'wilts supply', inflates vegetable prices in Dhaka markets

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- A prolonged spell of rain has disrupted vegetable supplies in Dhaka's kitchen markets, driving up prices across a wide range of everyday produce. From early morning on Friday, t... Read More


Bangladeshi NYPD officer Didarul buried after posthumous promotion

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Bangladeshi-origin NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in a shooting in New York City, has been buried. His funeral was held on Thursday afternoon at the Parkchester Mosq... Read More


Probe under way into 'conspiratorial' meeting in Bashundhara, says police

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Police say they are conducting a "thorough" investigation to uncover the motives and organisers behind a "conspiratorial" meeting held in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area, wh... Read More


US tariff cut on Bangladesh exports 'satisfactory for now', says Amir Khosru

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury believes the Trump administration's decision to reduce reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi exports from 35 percent to 20 percent is a "satis... Read More


Army launches inquiry into officer's alleged political links

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The Bangladesh Army has formed a court of inquiry to investigate the alleged political involvement of an unnamed officer based on intel received from a law-enforcing agency. The... Read More


Police constable dies as car rams motorcycle in Munshiganj

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- A police constable has been killed after a car ploughed into his motorcycle in Munshiganj's Gazaria Upazila. The accident took place at Baluakandi along the Dhaka-Chattogram Hig... Read More


Protesters block Shahbagh for 2nd day to demand July charter

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Protesters injured in the July Uprising have occupied Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection for a second day to demand the implementation of the July Charter and July Declaration. Undet... Read More


Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad's Apu arrested over extortion

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Police detectives have arrested Jaane Alam Apu aka Kazi Gaurab Apu for extorting Tk 5 million in Dhaka's Gulshan while claiming to be a convenor for Students Against Discriminati... Read More